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Clean the Automatic Cappuccino maker: La Pavoni Esperto
Before you start
- Tools
- glass of water, container for the rinse water
- Supplies
- None listed
Warnings
- Keep hands away from the cappuccino maker's outlet: the liquid is hot enough to scald. Source: La Pavoni Esperto instruction manual (multilingual PDF; served for Esperto Edotto ESPED and Esperto Competente ESPCO)
- Unplug the machine before taking the cappuccino maker apart. Source: La Pavoni Esperto instruction manual (multilingual PDF; served for Esperto Edotto ESPED and Esperto Competente ESPCO)
Steps
- After each use, stand a full glass of water next to the machine.
From the manual: “Place a full glass of water next to the machine in which to immerse the Suction tube.”
- Put the suction tube into the glass of water.
From the manual: “Place a full glass of water next to the machine in which to immerse the Suction tube.”
- Open the steam knob as for a cappuccino and let the rinse water run into a container.
From the manual: “Proceed as if you were preparing a normal cappuccino, allowing the dirty water to drain into a suitable container.”
- Every so often, give it a deeper clean: turn the threaded locking ring anticlockwise until it releases from the steam nozzle.
From the manual: “Turn the threaded locking ring (A) anticlockwise until the steam nozzle is released”
- Take off the cover, the pin and the pipe.
From the manual: “Remove the cover (D), the pin (C) and the pipe (B)”
- Wash them well under warm running water to clear dried milk.
From the manual: “wash them thoroughly under warm running water to eliminate residues or hardened lumps of milk.”
- Reassemble the parts in reverse order.
From the manual: “Then replace the components in the reverse order.”
Sources
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